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71-583: In August 2017, Matthew J. Driscoll was appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as the Acting Executive Director of the New York State Thruway Authority. The executive officers report to a 6-member board of directors. In 2017, the authority had operating expenses of $ 872.17 million, an outstanding debt of $ 8.827 billion, and a staffing level of 3,754 people. The authority operates without financial assistance from

142-409: A June 16, 1999, speech, Cuomo declared that one purpose of the program was to fight against HUD's abolition. In August 1999, Community Builders distributed a letter to community groups to fight against proposed tax cuts. One HUD official declared that Community Builders was seen as "Democratic ward heelers who act as a pipeline between Democratic city officials, party leaders, and the administration and

213-550: A child rapist.'" In May 2019, Governor Cuomo announced he would run for a fourth term. In August 2021, after a report released by the Attorney General of New York , Letitia James , detailed accusations of sexual harassment by Governor Cuomo and his attempts to silence victims, the New York State Legislature 's leaders indicated that they would seek to remove Cuomo from office. While denouncing

284-492: A contributor in terms of him being a cheerleader, but I don't think we can pin too much blame on him". According to libertarian author and critic James Bovard , Cuomo was obsessed with changing HUD's image, as Cuomo declared, "The PR is the important thing I do... Eighty percent of the battle is communications." He championed a new program called Community Builders, created without appropriation by Congress, for 800 new HUD employees with computers to be paid as much as $ 100,000. In

355-639: A crippling effect on many of HUD's ongoing operations". Gaffney retired in May 2001, shortly after the department reached a $ 490,000 settlement with a black employee who had accused her of racial discrimination in passing him over for a promotion. Prior to Cuomo's tenure, HUD was routinely included on the General Accounting Office's biannual watch list of government programs whose poor management made them prone to fraud. During his time in office, two of HUD's four main departments were removed from

426-560: A new deal with a large state-employee union, signed ethics reform legislation, passed a property tax cap, worked to enact a same-sex marriage bill with bipartisan support, and restructured New York's tax code. In 2014, Politico reported that Cuomo had been actively involved in the formation of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) three years earlier, which gave control of the state senate to Republicans. He has been accused of failing to bridge

497-473: A press conference." Cuomo received criticism from some for his use of the phrase. Roland Martin of CNN said that "' Shucking and jiving ' have long been words used as a negative assessment of African Americans, along the lines of a 'foot shufflin' Negro '. In fact, I don't recall ever hearing the phrase used in reference to anyone white." Cuomo investigated a corruption scandal, a "fraudulent scheme to extract kickbacks", which involved New York investigators,

568-556: A statement regarding novel coronavirus in New York wherein he mentioned the first positive case of novel coronavirus in New York State. On March 2, 2020, Cuomo said that community transmission of the new coronavirus is "inevitable". He also mentioned New York City's plans to aggressively ramp up diagnostic testing for the new virus and said that he would like to see New York City conducting "1,000 tests per day". He announced

639-603: A video posted to his campaign website. Cuomo announced his choice for lieutenant governor on May 26, 2010: Robert Duffy , Mayor of Rochester . In the November 2, 2010, general election, Cuomo faced Republican Carl Paladino , a Buffalo -based businessman who had been heavily supported by the Tea Party movement . Cuomo won the election for governor by a landslide, winning 62.6% of the vote. Paladino performed strongly in his native Buffalo area, while Cuomo performed well in

710-424: Is a current NewsNation anchor and a former CNN journalist, and his elder sister is noted radiologist Margaret Cuomo . Cuomo graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School in 1975. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in 1982. During his father's successful 1982 campaign for governor , Cuomo served as campaign manager . He then joined

781-434: Is a first cousin of Cuomo's ex-wife) was another leading contender, but withdrew for personal reasons two days before Paterson was set to announce his choice, leaving Cuomo and U.S. representative Kirsten Gillibrand as the most likely appointees. On January 23, Paterson announced he would appoint Gillibrand to the U.S. Senate. On September 18, 2009, advisors to President Barack Obama informed Governor David Paterson that

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852-541: Is an American politician, lawyer, and former government official who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former governor Mario Cuomo , Cuomo previously served as the attorney general of New York from 2007 to 2010. Born in Queens , New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School . He began his career working as

923-459: Is fully engaged." The assembled audience of Cuomo's supporters booed. In a February 2019 opinion poll , Cuomo's approval rating dropped to 43 percent, the lowest of his tenure as governor, and a full 50% said they disapproved. The poll showed an eight-percent drop from January 2019; it was taken after Cuomo signed several pieces of progressive legislation, including an expansion of abortion rights and access and stricter gun laws, suggesting that

994-572: The 2017 New York City transit crisis as well as for not protecting undocumented immigrants, not legalizing recreational marijuana, and not creating a single-payer healthcare system. When debating Nixon, Cuomo countered her argument on the subways by pointing out that the system is owned by New York City, though past administrations agree it is the governor's role. An analysis conducted by New York City comptroller Scott Stringer revealed that New York City pays for 70 percent of subway repair costs. Cuomo defeated Nixon, 65.5–34.5%. On November 6, 2018,

1065-583: The Democratic National Committee ." In 1998, Clinton-appointed HUD inspector general Susan Gaffney testified to a Senate committee that she was the victim of " 'escalating' attacks on her office by Cuomo and 'his key aides,' including cooked-up charges of racism, insubordination, malfeasance, and general dirty-dealing". In 1999, Gaffney's office concluded that "most (15 out of 19) Community Builders' goals were activities rather than actual accomplishments" and that Cuomo's initiatives "had

1136-798: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1993, a member of President Bill Clinton 's administration. After the departure of Secretary Henry Cisneros at the end of Clinton's first term under the cloud of an FBI investigation, Cuomo was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate to succeed him as Secretary of HUD . Cuomo served as Secretary from January 1997 until the Clinton administration ended in 2001. In 2000, Cuomo led HUD efforts to negotiate an agreement with United States handgun manufacturer Smith & Wesson . This agreement required Smith & Wesson to change

1207-572: The Federal Housing Administration , a crackdown on housing discrimination, expanded programs to help homeless people get housing and jobs, and creation of new empowerment zones . During Cuomo's tenure as HUD Secretary, he called for an increase in home ownership. He also pushed government-sponsored lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more home loans issued to poor homeowners in an attempt to end discrimination against minorities. Some believe that this helped lead to

1278-618: The Herkimer , Verona , LaFayette , Syracuse , and Geneva / Waterloo areas, 530 AM in the New York City Region / Tappan Zee Bridge Corridor, and at 1630 AM in the Buffalo , Ripley , and Dunkirk areas. HAR is also used to broadcast Amber Alerts if one is issued. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Mark Cuomo ( / ˈ k w oʊ m oʊ / KWOH -moh , Italian: [ˈkwɔːmo] ; born December 6, 1957)

1349-742: The New Jersey Turnpike was built in 1952, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and NYSTA proposed a 13-mile (21 km) extension of the New Jersey Turnpike that would go from its end (at US 46 in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey , at the time) up to West Nyack at the Thruway. The portion through New Jersey was to be constructed and maintained by NJTA, while the portion in New York

1420-765: The New York State Canal Corporation from 1992 until 2017. Ownership was subsequently transferred to the New York Power Authority . NYSTA also operates the Thruway Authority Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) system, a network of radio stations across the state that broadcast information on traffic conditions along the Thruway. The system broadcasts at 1610 AM in the Newburgh , Kingston , Albany , and Rochester areas, 1620 AM in

1491-514: The Securities and Exchange Commission , and attorneys general in dozens of states. After Hillary Clinton became President Obama's choice for U.S. Secretary of State in December 2008, then–New York governor David Paterson was charged with appointing a temporary replacement until a special election . Cuomo was seen as a leading contender for this appointment. Caroline Kennedy (who

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1562-406: The "world-renowned" Wadsworth Center was partnering with hospitals to expand surge testing capacity to "1,000 tests per day statewide" for the novel coronavirus. On March 3, 2020, Cuomo signed a $ 40 million emergency management authorization for coronavirus response and claimed that "New York's overall risk remained low". He also announced the institution of a new cleaning protocol at schools and in

1633-491: The 18,408 newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy , and Verizon limited its Usenet offerings to the approximately 3,000 Big 8 newsgroups. The move came after Cuomo's office located 88 different newsgroups to which child pornography had been posted. In 2008, Cuomo said of the Democratic Party candidate Barack Obama , who was running against Hillary Clinton , the candidate Cuomo supported: "You can't shuck and jive at

1704-589: The 2007–2008 budget was modified to allocate additional funding to NYSDOT, which would then pay the Thruway Authority to maintain I-84. A formal agreement between the two agencies was reached on September 19. The one-year agreement cost NYSDOT $ 11.5 million and took effect October 30, the date I-84 was to become DOT-maintained. The agreement was renewed in April 2008 at a cost of $ 10.3 million, extending

1775-495: The 2007–2010 subprime mortgage crisis . Edward J. Pinto, former chief credit officer at Fannie Mae, said: "They should have known the risks were large." Pinto said, "Cuomo was pushing mortgage bankers to make loans and basically saying you have to offer a loan to everybody." But others disagree with the assessment that Cuomo caused the crisis. Dean Baker , co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research , said Cuomo "was

1846-907: The American public. John Bonacic John J. Bonacic (born June 14, 1942 in New York City ) is a retired politician from New York. A Republican, Bonacic represented New York State Senate District 42 (which includes all or parts of Delaware , Sullivan , Orange , and Ulster Counties) from November 1998 to 2018. Prior to his Senate service, Bonacic served in the New York State Assembly. Bonacic's grandparents were immigrants from Croatia . He received his Bachelor of Arts from Iona College in 1964, majoring in Economics . He received his JD at Fordham University School of Law in 1968. On February 20, 1990, Bonacic

1917-725: The Chair of the Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee. He sponsored a bill that would legalize online poker. He supported the opening of a casino in Sullivan County, New York. While Bonacic cast a procedural vote against a 2013 bill that would have expanded abortion rights, he expressed support for the Reproductive Health Act in 2016. At a January 25, 2016 gathering of abortion advocates in Albany,

1988-460: The Cuomo administration had quietly reinterpreted the order, and that Cuomo had collected $ 890,000 from 24 of his appointees, as well as $ 1.3 million from the spouses, children and businesses of appointees. Some donations were made to Cuomo just days after the donor was appointed. In March 2018, The New York Times reported that Cuomo had rewritten the disclaimer language on his campaign website for

2059-622: The Cuomo-Hochul ticket defeated the Molinaro-Killian ticket by a margin of 59.6% to 36.2%. On March 19, 2021, The New York Times , in an episode of their podcast The Daily , leaked audio of Cuomo threatening Bill Lipton, head of the Working Families Party , which had endorsed primary opponent Nixon, that "[i]f you ever say, 'Well he's better than a Republican' again, then I'm gonna say, 'You're better than

2130-518: The DOT on October 30, 2007. In January 2007, State Senator John Bonacic of Mount Hope began drafting legislation to halt the planned transfer of maintenance of I-84. Bonacic asserted that the Thruway Authority had better maintenance practices than NYSDOT, most notably in the field of snow removal. He also claimed that the DOT lacked the time and money needed to match the quality of maintenance that NYSTA performed on I-84. The senator eventually prevailed as

2201-500: The Democratic Party's endorsement, receiving 65% of the delegates. Though Cuomo won the endorsement, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green and two-time candidate for Lieutenant Governor Charlie King also earned places on the Democratic ballot . King dropped out of the race before the primary and endorsed Cuomo. Cuomo won the primary with a majority of the vote, defeating his nearest opponent by over 20%. Clinching

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2272-501: The Democratic party nomination was considered a significant rebound following his unsuccessful and unpopular 2002 gubernatorial campaign, and at the nominating convention June O'Neill, the Democratic chairwoman of St. Lawrence County , called him "New York's own Comeback Kid". In the general election on November 7, 2006, he defeated the Republican nominee, former Westchester district attorney Jeanine Pirro , winning 58% of

2343-581: The GAO list. In addition, the department cut 15 percent of its staff as part of a Cuomo initiative to streamline its operations. From 2001 to 2006, Cuomo was not in government. He worked at the Fried Frank law firm from 2001 to 2004 and later the Island Capital real estate firm. Cuomo first ran for the Democratic nomination for the New York governor seat in 2002. He was initially the favorite for

2414-590: The Less Privileged (HELP) in 1986 and left his law firm to run HELP full time in 1988. From 1990 to 1993, during the administration of New York City mayor David Dinkins , Cuomo was chair of the New York City Homeless Commission, which was responsible for developing policies to address homelessness in the city and providing more housing options. Cuomo was appointed Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development in

2485-420: The New York State Thruway Authority, an independent public corporation , which would build and manage the Thruway. The project was to be financed through toll revenue bonds and self-liquidating by receipt of tolls, rents, concessions, and other income. The act also stipulated NYSTA adopt a hybrid system of tolls, with barrier tolls collected in urban areas, and long-distance tickets issued in rural areas. After

2556-651: The November 2006 elections, NYSTA accepted $ 14 million from the State Senate in exchange for agreeing to cease the collection of tolls at the Black Rock and City Line toll barriers on the Niagara Thruway (I-190) in Buffalo for one year. On October 30, 2006, NYSTA voted to permanently remove the tolls. Both major candidates in the 2006 gubernatorial election , Democrat and eventual victor Eliot Spitzer and Republican John Faso , had pledged to remove

2627-735: The Pennsylvania state line at Port Jervis to the Connecticut state line at Brewster . The agreement made at this time between NYSTA and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) allowed NYSTA to transfer I-84 back to the state at any point after 1996 provided that the Thruway Authority gave NYSDOT a one-year notice. Around this time, state officials also investigated the possibility of having NYSTA take over ownership and maintenance of all or part of New York's Interstate Highways . Roughly one week before

2698-559: The Republican ticket against Cuomo for governor. Law professors Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu challenged the Cuomo–Hochul ticket in the Democratic primary election  – capturing 34% of the vote on the gubernatorial line (Wu drew 40.1% as lieutenant governor ). On November 4, 2014, Cuomo was reelected for a second term with 54% of the vote, while Astorino received 40.6% of the vote. Despite low voter turnout, Cuomo won

2769-559: The Senator commented, "'Both my daughter and my bride of 50 years believe in pro-choice and we should never deprive women of access of health care that they choose and their medical providers say is best for them.'" In 2015, Bonacic introduced a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide. In 2011, Bonacic voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York in a roll-call vote on the Marriage Equality Act, which passed in

2840-406: The arrangement through October 31, 2009. It remained in place until October 11, 2010, when NYSDOT re-assumed maintenance of the highway. The change was made in the 2010–2011 state budget in an effort to reduce the cost of maintaining I-84. Governor David Paterson —who included the change in the budget—expected that the state would save $ 3.9 million annually on maintenance costs. The NYSTA owned

2911-479: The campaign manager for his father in the 1982 New York gubernatorial election . Later, Cuomo entered the private practice of law and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. Cuomo then served in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as assistant secretary from 1993 to 1997 and as secretary from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton . Cuomo

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2982-807: The construction of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge , the Second Avenue Subway , the Moynihan Train Hall , and a reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport . He also decommissioned the Indian Point nuclear plant, which led to an uptick in greenhouse gas emissions. In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the 2012 Webster shooting , Cuomo signed the NY SAFE Act of 2013 ,

3053-438: The coronavirus response efforts, Cuomo received widespread praise from epidemiologists for his handling of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic in New York State, including a statewide lockdown and a shutdown of nonessential businesses in an effort to help flatten the curve of the virus. At the same time, however, Cuomo also received criticism for failing to grasp the gravity of the pandemic before its risks were fully visible to

3124-423: The design, distribution, and marketing of guns to make them safer and to help keep them out of the hands of children and criminals. Budgets enacted during Cuomo's term contained initiatives to increase the supply of affordable housing and home ownership and to create jobs and economic development. These included new rental assistance subsidies, reforms to integrate public housing, higher limits on mortgages insured by

3195-501: The eastern part of the state as well as downstate. In addition to the parties fielding candidates, New York's electoral fusion laws allow parties to cross-endorse candidates. The Independence Party and Working Families Party cross-endorsed Andrew Cuomo, while the Conservative Party and Taxpayers Party cross-endorsed Carl Paladino. The Independence Party line received 146,648 votes (5.0% of Cuomo's total, and 3.2% of

3266-443: The executive order barring donations from appointees. The website added two caveats whereby some gubernatorial appointees are allowed to donate to the governor, which The Times said could potentially lead to more donations from appointees to the governor. The Cuomo campaign returned a $ 2,500 donation from one appointee who was in violation of the new disclaimer, but retained approximately $ 890,000 raised from other appointees. From

3337-581: The general election by a comfortable margin; however, his margin of victory was smaller than it had been in his 2010 victory. Astorino won most of upstate New York but was overwhelmed in New York City. Cuomo was sworn in for his second term as governor. Cuomo was challenged in the primary from the left by actress and activist Cynthia Nixon . She criticized him for having failed to fix the New York City Subway following his declaration of

3408-473: The governor's staff as a policy advisor and sometime Albany roommate, earning $ 1 a year. As a member of his father's administration, Cuomo was known as the "enforcer" where his father was known as the "nice guy" in a good cop/bad cop dynamic to further advance his father's legislative agenda. From 1984 to 1985, Cuomo was a New York assistant district attorney and briefly worked at the law firm of Blutrich, Falcone & Miller. He founded Housing Enterprise for

3479-617: The investigations were closed without any charges being brought against him. Andrew Mark Cuomo was born on December 6, 1957, in the New York City borough of Queens to lawyer and later governor of New York Mario Cuomo and Matilda ( née Raffa). His parents were both of Italian descent; his paternal grandparents were from Nocera Inferiore and Tramonti in the Campania region of southern Italy, while his maternal grandparents were from Sicily (his grandfather from Messina ). He has four siblings; his younger brother, Chris Cuomo ,

3550-492: The legislation may have upset certain voters and contributed to the drop; however, the majority of voters agreed with his position on both issues. By early 2020, Cuomo's favorability rating was up to 77 percent, a record high. On his first day in office, Cuomo renewed an executive order signed by Eliot Spitzer which prohibited Governors of New York from receiving donations from gubernatorial appointees. A February 2018 investigation by The New York Times , however, revealed that

3621-519: The nomination and led in fundraising and polls, but his campaign took serious damage after a gaffe . Speaking about the aftermath of the September 11 attacks , Cuomo said, " Pataki stood behind the leader. He held the leader's coat. He was a great assistant to the leader. But he was not a leader. Cream rises to the top, and Rudy Giuliani rose to the top." His remarks were widely derided; even his father, former governor Mario Cuomo , later admitted it

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3692-537: The president believed he should withdraw his 2010 gubernatorial candidacy, stepping aside for "popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo". On January 23, 2010, the New York Daily News reported that Cuomo would announce plans for a gubernatorial campaign at the end of March. Later reports indicated Cuomo would announce his gubernatorial campaign coinciding with the state Democratic Convention in late May. On May 22, 2010, Cuomo announced his run for governor in

3763-465: The public transportation system "to help stop any potential spread of the virus". On March 4, 2020, Cuomo confirmed nine new cases in the state and said that it was "literally like trying to stop air" and that it was inevitable that it would continue to spread. On March 6, 2020, Cuomo criticized the federal government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak, calling it "absurd and nonsensical". Early in

3834-592: The release of the attorney general's report, Cuomo was called to resign by President Joe Biden . On August 23, despite denying all allegations of sexual harassment, Cuomo resigned from office and was succeeded by his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul . At the time of his resignation, he was the longest-serving governor in the United States. The release also prompted district attorneys for Manhattan, Nassau County, Westchester County, Albany County and Oswego County to pursue criminal investigations; however all of

3905-581: The report's findings as political and maintaining his innocence, in the face of almost certain removal from office, he announced his resignation as Governor, effective August 24, 2021. Although there was no formal withdrawal, individuals close to Cuomo indicated he would likely not seek his party's nomination following his resignation. Cuomo took the gubernatorial oath of office at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2011, succeeding David Paterson. During his first year as governor, Cuomo worked to pass an on-time budget that cut spending without raising taxes, made

3976-511: The rift between the IDC and the Democratic caucus in the Senate. There was media speculation about a possible presidential run, either in 2016 or 2020. Several reports indicated that Cuomo supported the Independent Democratic Conference until its dissolution and defeat in 2018 in part to appear more moderate for an eventual presidential bid. Cuomo denied these allegations, and in 2018

4047-501: The state of New York . All debt is paid for through tolls and fees. A toll superhighway connecting the major cities of the state of New York that would become part of a larger nationwide highway network was proposed as early as 1949. Construction was initially administered by the state Department of Public Works, however in the following year, the New York State Legislature passed the Thruway Authority Act creating

4118-410: The state. His strong support for New York City's bid to become the home of Amazon's HQ2 faced criticism based on arguments that the costs to the state outweighed the possible benefits. Amazon decided on two "major corporate outposts", in New York City and Arlington, Virginia , instead of a single second headquarters, before bowing out of the former under local pressure. On March 1, 2020, Cuomo issued

4189-757: The statewide total) and the Working Families line received 154,853 votes (5.3% and 3.4%), with the Democratic line receiving the remaining 2,610,220 votes (89.6% and 56.5%). The Conservative line received 232,281 votes (15.0% of Paladino's total, and 5.0% of the statewide total) and the Taxpayers line received 25,821 votes (1.5% and 0.6%), with the Republican line receiving the remaining 1,290,082 votes (83.3% and 27.1%). Cuomo sought reelection in 2014, with former U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul as his new running mate. On March 5, 2014, Westchester County executive Rob Astorino announced that he would run on

4260-540: The strictest gun control law in the United States . He also delivered Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ; a 2011 tax code that raised taxes for the wealthy and lowered taxes for the middle class; 12-week paid family leave; and a gradual increase of the state's minimum wage to $ 15 per hour . Cuomo received national attention for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York . Although he

4331-460: The time of Utah governor Gary Herbert 's retirement on January 4, 2021, until his resignation on August 23, 2021, Cuomo was the longest-serving governor in the United States still in position, with 3,887 days in office. Cuomo has supported providing tax and other incentives to attract business to locate in New York State. He even joked in 2018 that he would be willing to change his name to "Amazon Cuomo" if Amazon located their " Amazon HQ2 " in

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4402-475: The tolls on I-190 if elected. In order to offset the lost toll revenue, NYSTA also voted to return maintenance of I-84 to NYSDOT, as the annual maintenance cost of I-84 was considered to be equal to the amount of annual revenue generated from the Buffalo toll barriers—approximately $ 14 million. Under the terms of the 1991 agreement between NYSTA and NYSDOT, maintenance of I-84 would become the responsibility of

4473-675: The vote. On July 23, 2007, Cuomo's office admonished the Spitzer administration for ordering the New York State Police to keep special records of then Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno 's whereabouts when he traveled with police escorts in New York City. At the discretion of top officials of the Spitzer administration, the created documents meant to cause political damage to Bruno. Spitzer responded by accepting responsibility and issuing an apology to Bruno. In 2007, Cuomo

4544-425: Was a blunder. On the eve of the state convention, Cuomo withdrew from consideration after concluding that he had little chance of support against the favored party candidate, State Comptroller Carl McCall . McCall went on to lose the general election to incumbent George Pataki . Cuomo declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York State Attorney General in 2006 and on May 30, 2006, captured

4615-773: Was active in a high-profile investigation into lending practices and anti-competitive relationships between student lenders and universities. Specifically, many universities steered student borrowers to a "preferred lender", which resulted in the borrowers' incurring higher interest rates. This led to changes in lending policy at many major American universities. Many universities also rebated millions of dollars in fees to affected borrowers. On June 10, 2008, Cuomo announced that three major Internet service providers ( Verizon Communications , Time Warner Cable , and Sprint ) would "shut down major sources of online child pornography " by no longer hosting many Usenet groups. Time Warner Cable ceased offering Usenet altogether, Sprint ended access to

4686-493: Was elected New York attorney general in 2006 , after a failed bid to win the Democratic primary in the 2002 New York gubernatorial election . Cuomo won the 2010 Democratic primary for governor of New York and won the general election with over 60 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 . During his governorship, Cuomo signed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage , medical use of cannabis , and recreational use of cannabis . Cuomo's administration oversaw

4757-605: Was elected to the New York State Assembly , to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Mary M. McPhillips as Orange County Executive. Bonacic was re-elected four times and remained in the Assembly until 1998, sitting in the 188th , 189th , 190th , 191st and 192nd New York State Legislatures . In November 1998, he was elected to the New York State Senate . Bonacic, a Republican, was

4828-643: Was fierce. Therefore, both the NJTA and NYSTA cancelled the project. In 1990, the state of New York sold the Cross-Westchester Expressway (part of I-287) to NYSTA for $ 20 million (equivalent to $ 41.2 million in 2023) in an effort to balance the state's budget. Similarly, in 1991, the Authority was directed to assume the cost of operating and maintaining the 71-mile (114 km) segment of I-84 in New York , which runs east–west from

4899-794: Was initially lauded for his response, he faced renewed criticism and federal investigation after it was alleged that his administration covered up information pertaining to COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents who died in hospitals. Investigations by both the Department of Justice and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office were officially closed as a result of no evidence of wrongdoing. Beginning in late 2020, Cuomo faced numerous allegations of sexual misconduct . An investigation commissioned by New York attorney general Letitia James reported in August 2021 that Cuomo sexually harassed at least eleven women during his time in office, for which Cuomo faced criminal investigations, however she declined to file criminal charges against him. Following

4970-494: Was responsible for reuniting the IDC with the mainstream Democratic conference. For his 2018 re-election bid, Cuomo accepted being on top of the ballot line for the Independence Party, a list that featured numerous Republicans, including ardent Trump supporters. In an August 15, 2018, anti-sex trafficking bill-signing event, Cuomo said: "We're not gonna make America great again. It was never that great. We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American

5041-454: Was to be built and maintained by NYSTA. The purpose of this extension was to give motorists a "more direct bypass of the New York City area" to New England by using the Tappan Zee Bridge . The extension was to parallel NY 303 and the Conrail -owned River Line , and have limited interchanges, one of which would be with the Palisades Interstate Parkway . By 1970, it became too expensive to buy right-of-way access, and community opposition

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